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    T5 HO help

    I went to reefgeek today, the tek lights are discontinued! :(
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    Cooking live rock?

    Rocks got rinsed extra. Today they are starting the drying out process, to be completed sometime in January when my new skimmer arrives! (need the skimmer to put in baffles in the sump, need baffles done before I can plumb it).
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    Cooking live rock?

    i have probably 70 lbs of live rock in my current setup, once i get my 55g in a week or two I will set it in that with one or two small pieces of live rock maybe. it wont hurt it to let it dry for a few weeks though. :)
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    Cooking live rock?

    Well, it is going to have some time to dry while i get my new setup going. I still have to buy a refugium tank, skimmer, and lighting! :(
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    Cooking live rock?

    Yup, rinsed it off for 5 minutes tonight and put it back in the crate full of fresh water! 2 more rinses yea?
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    Cooking live rock?

    Put it in the vinegar last night, it was REALLY white after 24 hours in the bleach solution, and I did not see any algae! :D :D :D
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    Cooking live rock?

    Started soaking in the bleach solution tonight! I couldn't fit my 2nd 20 pounder in, but i have a good 40 lbs soaking in a new tub i got today. I will let the rock dry after this process, I am going to add it all at once when i start the cycle on my new tank.
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    Cooking live rock?

    awesome thanks! It was purchased as "live rock" on craigslist and an lfs, but it has pests and things on it that I definitely do not want to introduce to my tank. I have an established tank I want to add it to. I will switch to a bleach solution tomorrow! This will kill hair algae yes? :)
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    Cooking live rock?

    So I have around 40 lbs of live rock that I want to cook. But first I have some questions about this process! 1. Are water changes absolutely necessary? Will not the bacteria still thrive and consume detritus off of the rock? 2. I am doing this mostly to kill pest algae and aiptasia before...
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    Adding a Mandarin

    maybe a dumb question, but how do I accurately measure how many pounds of live rock without taking it out of the tank? Does the quality of rock affect how much weight you need? I know poor quality rock weighs a lot more than good quality rock.
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    Adding a Mandarin

    So once i transfer all my rock to the new setup I need to start the 1 yr timer over? yes a 75 DT, with a 55 refugium.
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    Adding a Mandarin

    Lots is a very ambiguous term. Like I said both of my tanks are approximately half full of rock and have been up since the middle of May. I don't anticipate my new tank will even be running until January, where I will be adding ~20 more lbs of rock. What constitutes "lots" of rock?
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    Adding a Mandarin

    I have read that certain corals also will consume lots of pods, is there any I should avoid entirely? ( I heard this about brain coral)
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    Adding a Mandarin

    Yea that would be ideal, but from what I've read that is really hit or miss. Here's hoping though :) Tang police... :violin:
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    Adding a Mandarin

    Yea I am removing all sand from my refugium when i move it to the 55, will contain only live rock and rubble.
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    Adding a Mandarin

    I could not get my chaeto to grow in my refugium, it just sat there and did nothing for a few months. I went to barrier reef and they suggested adding some iron, it has been growing slowly since I started that. My only other nutrient export is my skimmer, so I wanted give the chaeto any boost...
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    Adding a Mandarin

    My tank/refugium has been up and running for approximately 7 months. It is currently a 36 gallon bowfront with a 29 gallon refugium above it. Both tanks are roughly half full of live rock, and the refugium appears to be full of all kinds of critters. I dose Iron weekly, element supplement...
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    Supplement question

    I only soak the algae in supplement because I want to avoid LLE with my tang.
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    Supplement question

    So just dose the water instead?
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    Supplement question

    So until now I have been feeding my tang with algae soaked in vitamarin-M (brightwell aquatics supplement). The rest of the fish in the tank eat mysis/brine shrimp twice daily, not soaked in anything. I received a bottle of vitamarin-C in my barrier reef gift bag. Until now I assumed that the...
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